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GUY FIERI’S CUBAN ADVENTURE
One-Hour Special Premieres Tuesday, August 2 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT
Food Network personality Guy Fieri takes his hit Food Network series, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” on a historic trip to Havana, Cuba, and Travel Channel tags along for a behind-the-scenes special, “Guy Fieri’s Cuban Adventure.” Joined by his production crew, his wife, Lori, and his parents, Jim and Penny, Guy explores the emerging restaurant scene in Cuba’s capital city. He pays homage to Cuba's most famous chef and cooks his trademark coffee lobster and a regional pork plate. Guy also visits a Soviet-era spot serving authentic Russian ravioli and rich chicken Kiev and spends time at a cigar-lovers' haven that serves specialties like drunk chicken and pork with plantains.
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NEW EPISODES
BIZARRE FOODS with ANDREW ZIMMERN
Three-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer and culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern is back in the 10th season of Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods” with Andrew Zimmern. Zimmern continues his worldwide quest to taste unique foods in every corner of the globe. Whether it’s braving the Atlantic seas in an African fishing canoe, deboning poisonous sea snakes or stuffing a pig’s appendix, Zimmern knows the best way to explore other cultures is by sharing food. [Hour-long episodes]
“Shanghai” – Premieres Tuesday, July 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Andrew Zimmern travels to Shanghai to snack on chicken hearts and snail shells. Whether he's tasting turtle cooked by a legend, helping out an ancient fishing family or downing a shot of snake bile, Zimmern meets adventure mouth first.
“Stockholm” – Premieres Tuesday, August 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Andrew Zimmern heads to Stockholm where New Nordic chefs celebrate putrefied fish and smoked sperm. From grated reindeer testicle and aged horse meat to Swedish spins on banh mi and hot dogs, Zimmern is schooled on Scandinavian simplicity.
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TRAVEL CHANNEL PROGRAMMING on Amazon
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EXPEDITION UNKNOWN
In the hit series “Expedition Unknown,” Travel Channel’s witty explorer Josh Gates seeks answers to some of the world’s most captivating unsolved stories and legends. Gates is on a mission to find the truth behind each iconic legend, digging through years of historical evidence, facts and myths. Leaving no stone unturned, his adventures take him around the globe as he immerses himself in the core locales linked to each tale. From excavating ruins in search of the real Robin Hood to sailing the high seas investigating Christopher Columbus and exploring Nepal’s “sky caves” for Shangri-La, Gates’ archaeological background and ubiquitous sense of humor generate a new take on age-old stories. [Hour-long episodes]
SPECIAL EPISODE: Expedition Unknown: Extra Finds – “World’s 8th Wonder” -
Premieres Wednesday, July 27 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Josh Gates is on the trail from Russia to Germany in search of history's most expensive stolen object: the Amber Chamber. Retracing the steps of Nazi soldiers, Gates explores abandoned Nazi bunkers and a hazardous German mine. This special episode features pop-ups with “extra finds,” including fun facts and fan tweets.
SPECIAL EPISODE: Expedition Unknown: Insider’s Guide – “Secret Safari” -
Premieres Wednesday, August 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Josh Gates travels to Africa’s Kalahari Desert searching for a lost city. This special episode features enhanced pop-ups, taking you behind the scenes as Gates follows a cryptic map and joins a groundbreaking search to find the city’s ruins using LiDAR scanning technology.
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MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM
Host Don Wildman digs into the world’s greatest institutions to unearth extraordinary relics that reveal incredible secrets from the past. Through compelling interviews, rare archival footage and arresting recreations, “Mysteries at the Museum” illuminates the hidden treasures at the heart of history’s most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters. [Hour-long episodes]
“The Father of the American Cavalry, Rosa Parks of NY and Black Knight UFO” -
Premieres Friday, July 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Host Don Wildman examines the man who saved George Washington, a civil rights pioneer and the bizarre sighting of a UFO.
“World’s Greatest Slot Cheat, Urine Luck and The White Moose” –
Premieres Friday, August 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Host Don Wildman examines a gambling geek who cheated Vegas, an alchemist performing an eccentric experiment and a harrowing journey through Nazi territory.
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FOOD PARADISE INTERNATIONAL
We've combed the world for the tastiest dishes in the most legendary and undiscovered hot spots, and our taste buds are bursting! We're talking steak in Italy, lobster in Barcelona, shrimp in Sydney and the juiciest burgers from all over the world. We deliver pizza pies from Tokyo to South Africa, eat like an Argentine cowboy and chow down on crispy Southern BBQ in Paris. From the casual to the truly bizarre, you'll want a taste of all the surprises on “Food Paradise International.” Bon Appétit! [Hour-long episodes]
“Seafood Paradise” - Premieres Sunday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT
Dive into the yummiest seafood in the world, from crunchy king prawn lollipops in Spain and snapper stuffed with shrimp in Jamaica to a rich and spicy clam and octopus stew in South Korea.
“Hot & Spicy Paradise” – Premieres Sunday, August 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT
Get ready for a lip-burning, tongue-tingling tour of the spiciest food on Earth – featuring a sweat inducing, habanero-spiked burrito in Melbourne, bonnet pepper drenched jerk chicken in Jamaica and mouth-numbing lamb curry in Amsterdam.
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XTREME WATERPARKS
Get ready for a wet and wild adventure! “Xtreme Waterparks” takes viewers on an all-access, adrenaline-filled ride on the wettest, wildest, most over-the-top and exhilarating water rides in the world. Race down a dueling gravity-defying water coaster with side-by-side tracks in Phoenix – the first and only ride of its kind in America; ride the dizzying swells of the world’s largest man-made wave in Las Vegas; shoot down the fastest, most powerful water coaster on Earth in the Canary Islands – with raft speeds up to 40 miles per hour; and harness your courage for a ride on America’s first nearly vertical waterslide loop in Wisconsin – at 10 stories tall and nearly 400 feet long, it plummets more than 50 feet per second! Season Five showcases some of the most insane waterslides and waterparks that will thrill even the craziest adrenaline junkies. [Half-hour episodes]
“Austria’s Adult Playground” - Premieres Sunday, July 31 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Brace yourself for an adrenaline-filled adult playground in Austria, the world’s tallest sheet waves in southern France and the tallest, steepest and only triple trap-door slide in the southern United States.
SEASON FINALE: “Getting Wet in Tenerifes” - Premieres Sunday, August 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Travel to Waco, Texas, for a ride down the Royal Flush; Tenerife, Spain, for Singha, a one-of-a-kind water coaster that's the fastest in the world; and Rio de Janeiro to ride the tallest body slide in the world named after Mount Kilimanjaro.
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LIFE’S A BEACH
Who says a beachside vacation has to be temporary? “Life’s a Beach” celebrates incredible beach paradises that just might make you think twice about leaving! Hit the beach and explore some of the most incredible seaside destinations that will have you coming back again and again…maybe even for good. Alongside boats, sunsets and lapping waves, we’ll dive into the beauty-rich turquoise waters of luxurious St. John; relax on a quaint little island in the Bahamas where it’s just you, the sand and surf; and explore the foodie town of Bocas Del Toro in Panama, amongst others. Plus, we’ll check in with some people who took the leap and made these paradises their full-time homes. [Half-hour episodes]
“Water Delivery” - Premieres Sunday, July 31 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT
We head to the Virgin Islands and check out the area’s first floating food truck. Next, we’ll travel to Costa Rica and explore a colossal tree house and spa. Then, we’ll visit the ultimate family resort in Mexico before exploring a surfers’ haven in Fiji.
“Shipwrecked and Flying High” - Premieres Sunday, July 31 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT
We travel to the beaches of the South Pacific and explore a couple’s private paradise on the island of Tonga. Next, we’ll head to Central America and check out a dude ranch on Nicaragua. Then, we gear up for a water sport in St. Thomas that will have you flying high before stopping at the hottest beach bar in Anguilla, whose owner decided to ditch snowy winters for year-round summer.
SEASON FINALE: “Innovators” – Premieres Sunday, August 7 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT
We make our way to Nicaragua and tour a cool concrete beachfront home…with its own motocross track! Next, we head to the island of Fiji where one couple has masterminded their own island innovations. Then, we travel to Honduras and check out the ultimate personal submarine. Finally, we take a ride on the most popular party boat in the Virgin Islands – a 50-foot catamaran.
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